Architectural 3D printing holds the potential to build houses in remote locations where materials and labour would otherwise be in short supply. Projects such as Terra Performa and On Site Robotics fr…
3D printed moth antennae uses smell to detect drugs and explosives
In a life-critical situation man-made sensors can take minutes to detect the presence of gas or explosives in the air. A moth however is able to sense explosive pheromones in a matter of seconds. To r…
Rice University initiates capillary growth with 3D printable gelatin hydrogel
Existing in their billions and responsible for exchanging water, oxygen and carbon dioxide between blood and tissue, capillaries are at the core of the human body. As such, recreation of these vessels…
High speed Carima C-CAT 3D printer to enter mass production, claims 30% faster than Carbon
C-CAT is a 3D printer technology tipped to be up to 400 times faster than other digital light processing (DLP) techniques currently on the market. First teased at Euromold 2015, Carima, the South Kore…
Australian government awards $376,200 to commercialize wire-arc additive manufacturing
Additive Metal Layering Technologies (AMLTECH), a 3D printed metal parts manufacturer based in Adelaide, Australia, has received a share of $8.51 million (USD) in grants offered by the nation’s …
3D printed breast cancer detector is faster and more accurate than humans
The American Breast Cancer Organisation estimates that over a quarter of million people will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017, with 252,710 cases in women and a further 2,470 in men. On an inte…
Virtual surgery saves the lives of new born babies in the UAE
Every year in the United Arab Emirates approximately 500 babies are born with heart disease. In order to bring this rate down to less than 1%, Dr. Laszlo Kiraly and a paediatric team at Sheikh Khalifa…
Government contributes over $2M to medical 3D printer center in Québec
The Québec Industrial Research Center (CRIQ) and the CHU Québec-Université Laval network of hospitals has launched a project to open a $2.874 million (USD) medical 3D printing center in Québec City. F…
3D printing investor opens Station F, crowns Paris startup capital of the world
Station F, a 34,000 square metre innovation campus for startups, has officially opened its doors in Paris, France. The project is backed by tech and telecom tycoon Xavier Niel, who’s current net…
DoE grants University of Pittsburgh $1.3 million for 3D printed nuclear sensors
The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering has won a grant of $1.275 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE). The fund will support research into the development of additive m…